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The August 2023 edition of The Corps Environment is now available! Read the latest issue: https://www.dvidshub.net/publication/issues/67458 This edition highlights collaboration and partnership, in support of Environmental Operating Principle #6. Content includes commentary from Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael L. Connor, discussing how innovation is being advanced through collaboration and partnerships. This issue… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and its contractor, Norwalk, Ohio-based Mark Schaffer Excavating-Trucking, are scheduled to begin repairs to the Vermilion Harbor West Pier the week of Sept. 4. Construction will temporarily limit access to the Main Street beach while repairs are made, ensuring the harbor remains economically viable and able to… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group has been contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to design and construct a new medium-class hopper dredge (MCHD) for the Department of Defense and formally received the notice to proceed. The dredge will be constructed at Eastern’s Allanton and Port St. Joe facilities and is scheduled for delivery in 2027…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for constructing the fourth levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. This contract will construct approximately 1.5 miles of the 17.5-mile-long levee system that will provide 100-year level risk reduction to the area… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District (USACE) is working to restore operations to the Crooked River Lock in Alanson, after an electrical malfunction the evening of Thursday, Aug. 24, caused the lock to be shutdown to recreational boat traffic. Replacement parts for an obsolete safety module are expected by Sept. 15 to restore… Read More
Officials from the Army Corps of Engineers continue to emphasize that they did not “decide” to abandon permanent structural solutions for the Ocean City Inlet’s shoaling problem. Legally, they had no choice. In March, the Army Corps of Engineers canceled an inlet restoration project after a cost-benefit ratio analysis fell short of what the federal… Read More
A $300,000 state bond will help fund a dredging project in Fenwick Island. On Monday, Councilman Bill Rymer presented members of the Fenwick Island Dredging Committee with an update on Delaware’s state bond bill. He noted that the town had received $300,000 to fund a long-awaited dredging project in the Little Assawoman Bay. “In total,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will host a virtual public meeting to discuss plans for the integration of multiple projects in southeast Fla., Tuesday, August 29, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Along with discussing the regional benefits of project integration, Corps project managers will provide updates on individual projects concerning coastal… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, will hold an informational status briefing of its Pinellas County Shore Protection Project on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, beginning at 10 a.m. in the fourth floor Community Room of the Indian Shores Town Hall, 19305 Gulf Blvd., Indian Shores, FL 33785. Jacksonville District Commander, Col. James Booth,… Read More
In light of the tragic Hawaii wildfires that swept through the town of Lāhainā, Hawaii, on Aug. 8, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other agencies in responding to calls for assistance. As soon as Aug. 11, a USACE Planning and Response Team – or Temporary Emergency Power… Read More
The Riverdale Boat Ramp is set to temporarily close from Sept. 5 to Sept. 15. St. Johns County said that the closure will take place for a routine dredging project. The boat ramp, located at 981 County Road 13 in Fruit Cove, will be fully closed during the scheduled dates. The project will also have… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has won a major dredging and disposal contract for the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project. The contract was awarded by Bechtel Energy, Inc. (Bechtel), the company that’s managing the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project in partnership with Sempra Infrastructure, Dredging Today said. The scope of work… Read More
Donjon Marine Co Inc., Hillside, New Jersey, was awarded a $45,713,700 firm-fixed-price contract for Newark Bay maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Newark, New Jersey, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 30, 2023. Fiscal 2023 civil construction funds in the amount of $45,713,700 were… Read More
A 2017 tugboat sinking in Sitka has resulted in a settlement of $1.3 million from the National Pollution Funds Center. The amount of fuel spilled from the sunken tug – while not large – came at a critical time in the life cycle of herring in Sitka Sound. The tugboat Powhatan sank at its mooring… Read More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Timothy R. Dremann relinquished command of the 4th Marine Corps (4MCD) District to Col. Richard H. Robinson III during the district change of command ceremony held at the Defense Logistics Agency, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, August 21, 2023. “He [Dremann] said, ‘I want it. I want the challenge, and I can do… Read More